Synthesis of the repeating trisaccharide unit of the cell wall lipopolysaccharide of Escherichia coli type 8

NIS/TfOH mediated glycosidation of methyl 3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-α-d-mannopyranoside with phenyl 2-O-acetyl-3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-1-thio-α-d-mannopyranoside furnished the corresponding disaccharide derivative in excellent yield and α-selectivity. Zémplen deacetylation of the same followed by reaction with BSP/Tf₂O-preactivated phenyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-2,3-di-O-benzyl-1-thio-α-d-mannopyranoside generated methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-2,3-di-O-benzyl-β-d-mannopyranosyl-(1→2)-3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-α-d-mannopyranosyl-(1→2)-3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-α-d-mannopyranoside in very good yield and excellent β-selectivity. Pd/C catalyzed hydrogenation of the latter finally afforded the repeating trisaccharide of Escherichia coli 8 O-antigen as its methyl glycoside.     

Ferrier Reaction: The first synthesis of 2,3-unsaturated seleno-glycosides by using alkyl(aryl) hydroselenides as the nucleophile and Hf(OTf)4 as the catalyst

By using Hf(OTf)₄ as the catalyst, a series of 2,3-unsaturated-Se-glucosides have been synthesized for the first time from tri-O-acetyl-d-glucal, 2,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-d-glucal, 3,4-di-O-acetyl-l-rhamnal and ((2R,3S)-3-acetoxy-2,3-dihydrofuran-2-yl) methyl acetate with PhSeH or alkyl(aryl) hydroselenides as the nucleophile in good yield and high anomeric selectivity.     

Y(OTf)3 as a highly efficient catalyst in Ferrier Rearrangement for the synthesis of O- and S-2,3-unsaturated glycopyranosides

By using Y(OTf)₃ as the catalyst, a series of 2,3-unsaturated-glucosides have been synthesized from 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-d-glucal, 3,4-di-O-acetyl-l-rhamnal, and 3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-d-glucal under mild reaction conditions in good yields with high anomeric selectivities. It was found that, in this reaction, 3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-d-glucal behaved differently from the other two glucals when it was reacted with phenol, O-benzyl glucoside instead of O-phenyl glucoside formed as the sole product. An explanation is given for this phenomenon.     

Selective synthesis of Neu5Ac2en and its oxazoline derivative using BF3·Et2O

Application of the Lewis acid BF₃·Et₂O to the selective synthesis of 5-acetamido-2,6-anhydro-3,5-dideoxy-d-glycero-d-galacto-non-2-enonic acid (Neu5Ac2en) and the related oxazoline, methyl 7,8,9-tri-O-acetyl-2,3,4,5-tetradeoxy-2,3-didehydro-2,3-trideoxy-4′,5′-dihydro-2′-methyloxazolo[5,4-d]- d-glycero-d-talo-non-2-enonate is described.     

RuCl3·3H2O as catalyst for Ferrier rearrangement: an efficient procedure for the preparation of pseudoglycosides

By using RuCl₃·3H₂O as catalyst, an improved method for the synthesis of 2,3-unsaturated-glycosides has been established. A series of 2, 3-unsaturated-glucosides were obtained from 2,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-d-glucal or 3,4-di-O-acetyl-6-deoxy-l-glucal in good yield and high anomeric selectivity.     

ZnCl2/alumina impregnation catalyzed Ferrier rearrangement: an expedient synthesis of pseudoglycosides

An improved method for the synthesis of 2,3-unsaturated-O-glycosides has been developed. ZnCl₂ impregnated on activated alumina acts as an excellent reagent system for the conversion of 2,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-d-glucal to 2,3-unsaturated-O-glycosides with high α-selectivity.     

ZnCl2-catalyzed Ferrier reaction; synthesis of 2,3-unsaturated 1-O-glucopyranosides of allylic, benzylic and tertiary alcohols

Tertiary, allylic and benzylic alcohols react with 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-d-glucal in dichloromethane at 25°C in the presence of ZnCl₂ to afford the corresponding 2,3-unsaturated-1-O-glucopyranoside acetates in 65-91% yields, with selective formation of the α-anomer.     

Nucleosides: Synthesis of Some New Naphthimidazole Ribonucleosides as Potential Antibacterial Agents

Reaction of 2-trifluoromethyl- or 2-cyanonaphth[2,3-d] imidazole (1 or 2) with 1-O-acetyl-2,3,5-tri-O- benzoyl-β-D-ribofuranose (3), using the triflate or fusion method afforded 2-trifluoromethyl-1-(2,3,5-tri- O-benzoyl-α-D- or -β-D-ribofuranosyl)naphth[2,3-d]imidazole (4 or 6) and 2-cyano-1-(2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-α-D- or β-D-ribofuranosyl)naphth[2,3,-d] imidazole (5 or 7), respectively. The products 4 and 5 or 6 and 7 were separated by chromatography on silica gel. Treatment of the blocked nucleosides 4-7 with methanolic NH₃ at 0 °C furnished the deblocked nucleosides 8-11 respectively. Treatment of 10 with 5% NH₃ (aq) at 60 °C gave 11. Structural elucidation is based on elemental analysis, UV, FAB-MS and ¹H NMR spectra. Compounds 4-11 were subjected to antibacteial testing. Compounds 5, 7 and 10 have significant activity against Staphylococous aureus (gram positive) and Esherichia coli (gram negative) bacteria, whereas the other tested compounds showed no significant activity.     

Sm(OTf)3 as a highly efficient catalyst for the synthesis of 2,3-unsaturated O- and S-pyranosides from glycals and the temperature-dependent formation of 4-O-acetyl-6-deoxy-2,3-unsaturated S-pyranosides and 4-O-acetyl-6-deoxy-3-alkylthio glycals

By using Sm(OTf)₃ as the catalyst, synthesis of 2,3-unsaturated-glycosides has been performed. A series of 2,3-unsaturated glycosides were obtained from 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl–d-glucal or 3,4-di-O-acetyl-l-rhamnal under mild reaction conditions in good yield and high anomeric selectivity. It was found that under certain conditions, reaction of 3,4-di-O-acetyl-l-rhamnal with thiol leads to temperature-dependent formation of C-1-S and C-3-S product. A temperature-dependent profile of the yield of these two products is given.     

Preparation of Langmuir–Blodgett monolayer films of (zinc(II) phthalocyanine)-containing cellulose derivative; the use of 2,3-di-O-myristyl cellulose as a scaffold

The 6-O-phthalocyanine cellulose derivative, 2,3-di-O-myristyl-6-O-[p-(9(10),16(17),23(24)-tri-tert-butyl-2-zinc(II)phthalocyaninyl-benzoyl)cellulose (8e) was synthesized in a high yield with the degree of substitution of 0.33 for the phthalocyaninyl group (DS_{phthalocyanine}) via the esterification of 2,3-di-O-myristyl cellulose (1) with the mono-substituted phthalocyanine derivative ([9(10),16(17),23(24)-tri-tert-butyl-2-[4-(carboxy)phenoxy]phthalocyaninato]zinc(II), 7). A chloroform solution of compound 8e was more stable under illumination than that of low molecular weight phthalocyanine, [2(3),9(10),16(17),23(24)-tetrakis(tert-butyl)phthalocyaninato]zinc(II). Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) monolayer films of compound 8e were prepared on a variety of different substrates using the vertical dipping method with an annealing time of 5 min. An LB monolayer film of compound 8e on an indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode exhibited a photocurrent generation performance in the range of 600–700 nm. The photocurrent density of the film composed of 8e at 680 nm was better than that of 2,3-di-O-myristyl-6-O-(zinc(II) phthalocyaninyl) cellulose (3) which was the corresponding phthalocyanine-containing cellulose synthesized through a phthalocyanine-ring forming reaction on the cellulose backbone according to an existing procedure.     

Glucose ferrocenyl-oxazolines: Coordination behavior toward [Pd(η-allyl)Cl]2 studied by ESI-MS

Several new oxazolin-2-yl-substituted ferrocenes based on 2-amino-2-deoxy-α-d-glucose were synthesized via the corresponding amides followed by closing the oxazoline-ring with SnCl₄.Coordination properties of representatives of the group of mono- and bis-oxazolinyl ferrocenes, 2-ferrocenyl-4,5-(3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-1,2-dideoxy-d-glucopyrano)-[2,1-d]-oxazoline and 1,1′-bis{4,5-(3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-1,2-dideoxy-d-glucopyrano)-[2,1-d]-oxazolin-2-yl}ferrocene, respectively, toward [Pd(η³-allyl)Cl]₂ were investigated by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry in positive ion mode and by MS/MS technique.With the monooxazoline derivative mainly a 1:1 complex with the Pd-moiety was found in the mass spectrum while the bisoxazoline yields a stoichiometry of 2:1 (oxazoline:Pd). The latter result is attributed to steric hindrance of the coordination of a second Pd-moiety to the bulky bisoxazolinyl-ferrocene.In the case of 1,1′-bis{4,5-(3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-1,2-dideoxy-d-glucopyrano)-[2,1-d]-oxazolin-2-yl}ferrocene 9 overlapping of two signals in the m/z range from 955-965 was found which can be assigned to the singly charged adduct [C₃₆H₄₀FeN₂O₁₆ + Pd(η³-C₃H₅)]⁺ and a doubly charged Pd-ligand cluster with the general formula Pd₂[L(9)]₂.In addition, the molecular structure of 1,1′-bis{4,5-(3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-1,2-dideoxy-d-glucopyrano)-[2,1-d]-oxazolin-2-yl}ferrocene was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

A mild and efficient synthetic protocol for Ferrier azaglycosylation promoted by ZnCl2/Al2O3

An improved method for the Ferrier sulfonamidoglycosylation of tri-O-acetyl-d-glucal with different N-nucleophiles has been developed. ZnCl₂ impregnated on activated alumina acts as an excellent reagent system for the conversion of 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-d-glucal into 2,3-unsaturated-N-pseudoglycals with good yields and preferential α-anomeric selectivity.     

Pyrrolopyridazine nucleosides. The synthesis of certain 1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyridazin-4(5H)-ones

Nucleosides of pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyridazin-4(5H)-ones were prepared by the single-phase sodium salt glycosylation of appropriately functionalized pyrrole precursors. The glycosylation of the sodium salt of ethyl 4,5-dichloro-2-formyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate ( 4 ), or its azomethino derivative 7 , with 1-bromo-2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-D-ribofuranose in acetonitrile afforded the corresponding substituted pyrrole nucleosides ethyl 4,5-dichloro-2-formyl-1-(2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-β-D-ribofuranosyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate ( 5 ) and ethyl 4,5-dichloro-2-phenylazomethino-1-(2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-β-D-ribofuranosyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate ( 8 ), respectively. The latter, upon treatment with hydrazine, afforded the annulated product 2,3-dichloro-1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyridazin-4(5H)-one ( 6 ), in good yield. The unsubstituted analog 1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyridazin-4(5H)-one ( 9 ), was obtained upon catalytic dehalogenation of 6 . This report represents the first example of the synthesis of nucleosides of pyrrolopyridazines.     

Enantiomeric separation of dansylamino acids by capillary zone electrophoresis with selectively methylated γ-cyclodextrin derivatives

The chiral separation ability of octakis2-, 3- and 6-mono-O-methyl, 2,3-, 2,6- and 3,6-di-O-methyl, and 2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-γ-cyclodextrins as chiral selectors in capillary zone electrophoresis was investigated using twelve dansylamino acids. Unmodified and 6-monomethylated -γ-cyclodextrins (γ-CDs) exhibited similar high enantioselectivities. γ-CD still exhibited a chiral separation ability after 2-monomethylation or 2,6-dimethylation. 3-Monomethylated -γ-CD could only separate the enantiomers of two dansylamino acids, but further methylation of the hydroxyl groups at the 6-positions of 3-monomethylated γ-CD resulted in the highest chiral separation ability. γ-CD completely lost its high enantioselectivity after methylation of both the 2- and 3-positions, regardless of 6-methylation.     

Cyclodehydration of cis-2-butene-1,4-diol with active methylene compounds catalyzed by a diphosphinidenecyclobutene-coordinated palladium complex

(π-Allyl)palladium triflate coordinated with 1,2-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-3,4-bis(2,4,6-tri-t-butylphenylphosphinidene)cyclobutene (DPCB-OMe), [Pd(η³-C₃H₅)(DPCB-OMe)]OTf, efficiently catalyzes cyclodehydration of cis-2-butene-1,4-diol with active methylene compounds such as acetylacetone and ethyl acetoacetate in toluene in the presence of pyridine. The reactions can be performed in air, giving 2-vinyl-2,3-dihydrofurans in good to high yields.     

2-Deoxy-2-C-(2,3-dideoxy-α-d-erythro-hexopyranosyl)-β-d-glucopyranoses: Reinvestigation of Synthesis,Use in Glycosylation,and Conformational Analyses by NMR

Abstract

Conformational investigations using 1D TOCSY and ROESY ¹H NMR experiments on 1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-2-C-(4,6-di-O-acetyl-2,3-dideoxy-α-D-erythro-hexopyranosyl)-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranose (8) and related disaccharides showed that for steric reasons the C-linked hexopyranosyl ring occurs in the usually unfavoured ¹C₄ conformation and reconfirmed the structure of 1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-2-C-(4,6-di-O-acetyl-2,3-dideoxy-α-D-erythro-hex-2-enopyranosyl)-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranose (5). Glycosylation of 2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl 2,3-di-O-benzyl-4,6-(R)-O-benzylidene-α-D-glucopyranoside (13) with acetate 8 using trimethylsilyl triflate as a catalyst afforded the α-D-linked tetrasaccharide 14. A remarkable side product in this reaction was the unsaturated tetrasaccharide 2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-4-O-[4,6-di-O-acetyl-2,3-dideoxy-2-C-(4,6-di-O-acetyl-2,3-dideoxy-β-D-erythro-hexopyranosyl)-α-D-erythro-hex-2-enopyranosyl]-α-D-glucopyranosyl 2,3-di-O-benzyl-4,6-(R)-O-benzylidene-α-D-glucopyranoside (16) where in the C-linked hexopyranosyl ring an isomerization to the β-anomer had taken place to allow for the favoured ⁴C₁ conformation. The tetrasaccharide 14 was deacetylated and hydrogenolyzed to form the fully deprotected tetrasaccharide 18. The ¹ C ₄ conformation of the C-glycosidic pyranose of this tetrasaccharide was maintained as shown by an in depth NMR analysis of its peracetate 19.     

Selectively Deoxygenated Derivatives of β-Maltosyl-(1→4)-Trehalose as Biological Probes. II. the Synthesis of the 4- and 4′″-Monodeoxygenated Analogues

ABSTRACT

Two derivatives of β-maltosyl-(1→4)-trehalose monodeoxygenated at positions 4 or 4′″ have been synthesized in [2+2] block syntheses. After the preparation of precursors with only one free hydroxyl group the deoxy function was introduced by a Barton-McCombie reaction. Thus, glycosylation of 2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl 2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-α-D-glucopyranoside (4) with octa-O-acetyl-β-maltose (3) gave tetrasaccharide 5 with only one free hydroxyl group at the 4-position. The 4′-position of an allyl maltoside was available selectively after removal of a 4′,6′-cyclic acetal and selective benzoylation of the 6′-position. Reduction of this derivative 11 afforded allyl O-(2,3-di-O-acetyl-6-O-benzoyl-4-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1→4)-2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (14), which was deallylated, activated as an trichloroacetimidate, and coupled to 2,3-di-O-benzyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-α-D-glucopyranosyl 2′,3′,6′-tri-O-benzyl-α-D-glucopyranoside (20). Several compounds were fully characterized by ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Deprotection furnished the monodeoxygenated tetrasaccharides 9 and 23.     

A Convenient Synthesis of 2, 3 - DI- O - Acetyl-1, 6 - Anhydro- β - D – Glucopyranose

Abstract

1, 2, 3-Tri-O-acetyl-6-O-benzyl-4-O-chloroacetyl-α- and -β-D-glucopyranose (4α β)were derived from 1, 2, 3-tri-O-acetyl-4, 6- O -benzyl-idehe-β-D-giucopyranose (1) in two steps. Compound 1, 1, 2, 3-tri-O -acetyl-β-D-glucopyranose (2), and 4α,β were subjected to the cyclization reaction using Lewis acids ( SnCl₄ and BF₃-etherate), to give corresponding 1, 6-anhydro derivatives.     

Stereoselective synthesis of novel N-(α-l-arabinofuranos-1-yl)-l-amino acids

In lead detoxification, the α-anomer of N-glycocyl-l-amino acid is more potent than its β-anomer. Here a six-step-reaction route for stereoselectively preparing N-(α-l-arabinose-1-yl)-l-amino acids is reported. Treating l-arabinose with acetic anhydride and sodium acetate provided 1,2,3,5-tetra-O-acetyl-l-arabinofuranose in 90% yield. After removing the 1-acetyl group, the thus formed 2,3,5-tri-O-acetyl-l-arabinofuranose and N-(2-nitrophenylsulfonyl)-l-amino acid t-butylesters were treated with triphenylphosphine to perform Mitsunobu dehydration and form 2,3,5-tri-O-acetyl-l-arabinofuranosyl-l-[N-(2-nitrophenylsulfonyl)]amino acid t-butylesters 2a–f, and the ratios of their α- to β-anomer ranged from 8/1 to 9/1. Chromatographic separation provided epimerically pure 2a–f-α and 2a–f-β. In the presence of CF₃CO₂H, 2a–f-α and 2a–f-β were converted to α- and β-anomers of N-(2,3,5-tri-O-acetyl-l-arabinofuranosyl)-N-(2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl)-l-amino acids, 3a–f-α and 3a–f-β, in 87–92% yields. While in the presence of NaOCH₃, 3a–f-α and 3a–f-β were converted to α- and β-anomers of N-(l-arabinofuranosyl)-N-(2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl)-l-amino acids, 4a–f-α and 4a–f-β, in 90–96% yields. Treating 4a–f-α and 4a–f-β with N-ethyldiisopropylamine (DIPEA) and thiophenol, their 2-nitrophenylsulfonyl groups were removed, and the α- and β-anomers of N-(l-arabinose-1-yl)-l-amino acids were formed in 70–79% yields. The bioassay confirmed that the lead detoxification activity of the α-anomer was significantly higher than that of the β-anomer.     

First cross-coupling reactions on halogenated 1H-1,2,4-triazole nucleosides

The halogenated 1H-1,2,4-triazole glycosides 6-10 were synthesized by BF₃-activated glycosylation of 3(5)-chloro-1,2,4-triazole (2), 3,5-dichloro-1,2,4-triazole (3), 3,5-dibromo-1,2,4-triazole (4), and 3(5)-bromo-5(3)-chloro-1,2,4-triazole (5) with 1,2,3,4-tetra-O-pivaloyl-β-d-xylopyranose (1). The β-anomeric major products 3-chloro-1-(2,3,4-tri-O-pivaloyl-β-d-xylopyranosyl)-1,2,4-triazole (6β), 3,5-dichloro-1-(2,3,4-tri-O-pivaloyl-β-d-xylopyranosyl)-1,2,4-triazole (7β), and 3,5-dibromo-1-(2,3,4-tri-O-pivaloyl-β-d-xylopyranosyl)-1,2,4-triazole (8β) were used as starting materials for transition metal catalyzed C-C-coupling reactions. Arylations of the triazole ring of 7β, and 8β were successful in 5-position with phenylboronic acid, 4-vinylphenylboronic acid, and 4-methoxyphenylboronic acid, respectively, under Suzuki cross-coupling conditions (products 11-17). Moreover, a Cu-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of 8β is reported with 1-iodo-perfluorohexane yielding 3-perfluorohexyl-1-(2,3,4-tri-O-pivaloyl-β-d-xylopyranosyl)-1,2,4-triazole (18). Compound 18 was depivaloylated to the trihydroxy derivative 19. The copper-mediated reaction of 8β with Rupert's reagent gave the bis(3-bromo-1-(2,3,4-tri-O-pivaloyl-β-d-xylopyranosyl)-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl) (20).